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One solution for the male/female wage...
Elena Sergienko
Photo Editor
For some reason (mysterious to me), the problem of women in science has been a well-known phenomenon. In the computer science (CS) field, every year over the past decade, the percentages of bachelor’s degrees awarded to women has been decreasing, which dramatically affects the number of women in the CS job market. [...]
The First Snow
Earlham students welcomed the first snowfall of the season this week and with it, snowpeople, snowball fights, and the excitement of more to come.
The Word, being responsible for reporting such momentous occasions, was so inspired that we staffers were moved to create poetry…
Fightin’ Quakers
Oh pretty snowflakes
Cute balls of frozen wa [...]
Is western intervention really necess...
Vania Frederico
Guest Writer
A few weeks ago, the death of Libya’s ex-leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi became the cover issue for many news sources internationally. For some, Gaddafi’s death represents “an enormous promise” of a better future for Libya, commented President Obama. For the international community, it meant the success of t [...]
Overheard
Whoa. I guess sponges are pretty damn important.” – Heard in Lilly Library
“They let the little kid drink bleach!?” – Heard in Saga
“I feel like I should take a bath with my flute.” – Heard in Marshall House
“I am flabbergasted by your overzealous antics.” – Heard in Saga
“You’re like a wildabeast in heat . . . if I get to close you’ll dance [...]
Cheers & Sneers
Cheers to . . .
• Getting the Earlham Word while abroad
• Getting schwasty in Bundy on a Monday night and buying cigarettes with the money that other people threw down. #SWAG
• Awesome and unexpected sober night adventures at baseball house (I’m telling you, there was a fire in the kitchen!)
• Snow
• To everyone who came to Stitch ‘n Bitch
• [...]
ECstravaganza SlideShow